Sample questions (Writing)

English Communicative, Class X

Summative Assessment

(Sample questions)

Section B (Writing)

Q1. Using the ideas from the following text, from the unit on National Integration in MCB and those of your own write an article on the Diversity of food in India in about 120 words:

Yesterday in the party I was nearly singing 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara' as I saw India coming together on my plate. My favourite masala dosa was doused with Punjabi paneer butter masala; my hot chapati had a coconutty Kerala crissery as partner. The Gujrati meeti kadhi ran right into my Bengali aloo posto...............

(India on my plate, Indu Balachandran, The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, page 3, Feb 15)

Q2. Expand the following into a story of about 150-200 words:

Geeta was a student of class X. Her Summative Assessment II was due to start from the second week of March. On the one hand she had the pressure to perform the best in the SA II, while on the other she was also tensed as to what stream she should choose in class XI. One day her father came running to her with a news report………………………………..

Q3. Using ideas from the unit on Science in MCB and those of your own, write an article on the topic, Disconnected lives of the connected youth, in about 150 words.

Q4. Using the ideas from the following text, those from the unit on Environment in MCB and adding your own, write an article on the Importance of Electric Cars for future in about 120 words.

Electric Cars: A call for coming years

Electric Cars ____ run by batteries __ 200/300 miles per charge __ reduce pollution __ good for climate change, environment